Political Science Interview Questions - 1

• Why are you interested in this government agency?
• Tell me what you know about this agency.
• Why do you wish to make a career in the government?
• What would be the minimum time you would be prepared to stay in the government?s employ?
• What employment experience have you had which you think might qualify you for this job?
• What is your career plan?
• What are your feelings about government employees generally and the effectiveness of bureaucracy?
• In what other government agencies are you interested? In what ways do you prefer this one to the others?
• What training have you had to work in this agency?
• How is what you learned in your college program applicable to what our agency does?
• What training or experience have you had in negotiations or mediations?
• Tell me about a time when your ethics were challenged. How did you handle the situation?